Terms like ‘helicopter parent’ and ‘tiger mom’ have wavered between rallying cry and punchline over the last few years, yet according to new research from the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, the parental impact on student success has been discounted too much in recent education reform thinking. While efforts to improve the quality [...]
Parental Involvement Can Make the Difference in a Child’s Academic Success
December 8, 2012 | Posted by
New Study: High-School Popularity Good Indicator of Future Success
October 23, 2012 | Posted by
It turns out life may be a popularity contest, after all. Studies show that looks, and now high school popularity, may be reliable indicators for employees’ success at work. According to a study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, people who were viewed by their classmates as popular in high school earn 2% higher wages [...]
Kendra Gottsleben: Genetics Limited Her Height to 3 Ft.; Nothing Limits Her Drive to Succeed
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
The word “success” can be defined in many different ways, largely as a result of unique life experiences; such experiences that affect us in both good and bad ways. Hopefully we learn from the bad ones – despite how challenging – and move forward in search of better, meaningful life experiences. Personally, my experiences have [...]
Some Entrepreneurs Undermine Their Own Success
October 14, 2012 | Posted by
In working with entrepreneurs and other business people over the years, I often hear stories of entrepreneurs who were so close to success, but somehow let it slip through their fingers. They could always give a rational excuse, like the market changed, but somehow it seemed that they were actually afraid of success, so they [...]
Entrepreurial Success Depends on Developing the Skill of Managing Money
October 6, 2012 | Posted by
For an entrepreneur to be successful in building a business you have to be skillful in different areas of business. One of these areas is managing money. Proper money management puts you in the driver seat for directing how money flows through your business. It also positions you to have a profitable business and sustainable [...]
Father’s Influence Key to Child’s Success
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
A father’s influence in a child’s life is undoubtedly a substantial one—the father fully affects the mental and emotional development of any kid. According to psychcentral.com researchers from Brigham Young University have gone as far as to state that the persistence found in children comes directly from the actions of the male parent. Much different than the comforting approach most [...]
